A Mother's Love and her Faith in the Lord

i chatted on the msn with Jeremiah's Mummy today. Some of you might know that Jeremiah is battling with spinal bifida. Please keep him in your prayers.

Talking to her, I felt a mother's unconditional love and strength and was reminded again how god works through each and everyone of us if we just surrender ourselves. She shared with me many of the testimonies and stories that have been ministered to her through people and friends she met along her journey the past year. i got goosebumps talking to her and felt as if the Lord was listening in, talking to me through her and watching us...

J's mum said to me Jeremiah was a suffering prophet according to the bible and he got his name from a dream she had whilst he was still in her womb. I am not sure if i have the strength and faith as J's mum if i was in her shoes.

I was borned into a Catholic family. I believe and i have faith but to surrender myself i have not. I know i can pray anywhere but i do miss going to church and having an official date with God. What's stopping me? Nothing but excuses. (no english mass at the church in this area!) Maybe i can make it up by reading my bible more often... and i will. I don't want to just "make it up"... i want to take the walk with HIM.

Thank you J's mum for sharing with me.

Master Lee Kok Woof

if anyone is wondering... that's my mum super toned and slim legs :)... master lee kok woof is still finding out what his name is going to be. he is soooo adorable! never thought i like small doggies. i guess i do now! :) ...

Master Lee WOOF WOOF!

Our new addition to the Lee residence is soooooo damn adorable! 4 months old and getting used to the our squeaky clean house. My brother is still thinking of a name for him while he battles to toilet train him. His favourite toys : door stopper, the wooden foot massage and toilet clogs.

i wish i was home!!!

aVotePleAse!

when you look at a beautiful place you love slowly being destroyed away, i don't blame myself for getting angry or upset.

Years of experience in running a business does not = good taste.

crankygal as you have requested, here are the pictures of the ugly frog, some abdominable brown man and a poor parrot locked up in cage! tell me does anything of these add any aesthetic value to the place?

our home grown MUAY THAI champion!

muay thai champ from candidasa

our champion and his "coach"

the winning smiles!!!

honeymoon in Koh Samui 6-13th Jan 07

well trigger friendly was on the go as you can tell, from the time we left my house in singapore all the way to the end of the trip :)... on the plane, at the airport, first thing when i wake up, in the car, on the bike!!! almost every time we eat :)... i even took pictures of people at construction site (not shown here) ... when i came home to Bali, for a moment my camera lens wouldn't retract back and were making so much noise. i almost died. or i thought i apart of me might! i ran to my manual and found the solution! phew! NEVER throw away your manuals!

(i have the tendency to side-track...)

Samui's a lovely island. i think the fact that the island was so small and hubby and i can ride the bike everywhere or just to our favourite QUAYSIDE restaurant at Bo Phut -just 10 minutes away- to catch the sunset and have a break from riding - all that made it very pleasant for us. We caught on on sleep, each other, sunsets, tv! and bbc entertainment esp "broken news" (must find a way to subscribe to the channel!). i love the wind in my hair when i am on the bike (except for the incredible knots no comb can brush through).

The break and time we needed, we had... life is good... :)

PS: if you noticed some offensive pictures of some interesting rocks sorry about that. i was just intrigued by nature's work!

Best Friends' Wedding 30 Dec-06

i think a lot of us were bursting with excitement waiting for this year end event: our best friends: DR PNG & MULCSTER's wedding party. (it wasn't for the imported champagne and wine ok!)

Watching Dr. Png get all dressed up at AMK, getting nervous as the chrysler drove into the church compound and be able to sit at the front pew in church and see the bride and groom at such close range (thank god cos i forgot my glasses -didnt go with the dress anyway.. ) i was grinning from one mickey mouse ear to the other... :)... Congratulations my dearest friends. That SIPIDAN trip was definitely fraught with a "following" - faithful, memorable and life-changing events :) I found a new best - mulcster and my best friends found love. :)

Here are SOME of the photos i took ... enjoy :) am sure it will bring smiles to your faces..

Wedding day - part one - church wedding & reception:

Wedding Dinner at Art House :

BEST PARTY OF THE YEAR 2006!

NEW YEAR EVE's Party 2006. AND we thought it was difficult to dress bad! i must add it seems a whole different world of fun one gets dressing bad! :)

Winner of the night: Unanimous Agreement : DR PNG! :) (quote my cousin: high class HDB aunty)

Mulcster: i must admit that we all probably went "WHAT?" or "Wa-Liao" when you came up with the idea but it was the best idea ever! BAD DRESS!

CHUCKIE's new bed :)

another thing for charlie to roll around on and make stinky! haha

2007 ... a blessed year i think...

almost had to pay for extra luggage when we left for Bali! but the staff on the next counter persuaded the woman that checked us in to waive it! PHEW!

lost the diamond on my ring but hubby found it back at the airport! supersonic eyes he has (watched too much star wars and talking like yoda)

came back to a happy charlie, all fluffy though always stinky :) (does doggy has B.O too???)

came back and found out the past 3 weeks emails have not been attended to ...
deep breaths i must and finally cleared 80% of the inbox today... thankful that no one has called up to scream yet phew...

THANKFUL i am that grace is upon me and that the weather is FANTASTICO Sunny in Bali for me to get my tan back! yahoooooo... :)

it's 5.30pm in Bali and i am saying adios for the day...meeting mr. sunset at my balcony... later..

Going home today... I am not ready yet...

it has been good for me soul being home and being surrounded by comfort
comfort = friends, family, singapore food and waking up when you want to,being able to hear my thoughts and spending quality time with my hubby finally! :)
i am very simple lah :)

it feels like the past three weeks have gone by slowly which was just fantastic!i keep going through in my head what i have done. i guess it's just typical :) ... i must say that we were able to take time out to do nothing and everything we wanted! :)

christmas lunch at granny's and dinner at lynn's place (thank you chef mr. osim tow kay), dr png and mulcster's wedding - it was the prettiest and coolest wedding location i must add! karaoke competition - singaporean vs the pommies, memorable bad taste party on new year eve's, counting down at clarke quay and my poor hubby still feeling the aftermath of all those dancing!

getting an unexpected thank you note from our english friends and pretty gerberas and chocolates from dr png and mulcster to your mum and sister for hosting the new year party - very very sweet!

finding time to rest, chilling out with friends over your mum's kitchen table

went to sentosa with hubby - btw the underwater aquarium is quite impressive! i got to stroke a ray and tickle its chin - well if it has one! *grin*

staying at home and just watching TV the WHOLE DAY! - possibly why the screen has gone blank now.

having lunch with family for mum's birthday at marmalade pantry and being entertained by my bro nicolas - it's like watching the commentaries on E! entertainment! if you don't have cable TV i will pass you nicolas' number :)

honeymoon in koh samui - watched my sunsets sipping my g &t :) and being with my best friend and lover; hubby drove and i navigated - it was a miracle we had a fantastic day haha... went around on the bike and i was boldly clicking my camera away!

noticing that your hubby is constantly looking out for you to make sure you are not tripping haha..

i am going home today... but i will be back peng yous! :)

revisiting 2006 resolution :)

(after reading cranky gal's blog about "what we fear the most" which was totally enlightening, i decided to heed the advise and give myself pat on the shoulder for the things i accomplished (my shining moments) in the duchess eyes rather than moan about what i have not :).. thank you cranky gal!)

so here's my list! :

to be more assertive (more duchess-like) - checked
to give and accept lots of beary hugs (aka love) - checked
to learn to cook (no choice when you not living with your mum anymore) - checked
to learn to enjoy my own company (eating alone and reading a book is my fav solo time; of course watching hours of tv too!)- checked
to exercise more (have you seen my yoga arms!hee hee) - checked
to drink less alcohol (well for the sake of not scarring my face again!) - checked
making time to do hubby-and-wife stuff - checked
to make it for the christmas and new year in singapore - checked!:)
to make it for the wedding of the year - Mr. Chris Pngmister and Dr. Cons. Mulcster - checked! :)
to give my hubby a wonderful, familial christmas and new year - checked! :)
remembering every bit of the last best two weeks i have in 2006! - checked checked checked! :)

i had the best last two weeks in 2006. i missed my family and my friends and hosting parties!:)

it's good to be home :)...

PS: pictures on the way! :)